Yesterday I substitute-taught a journalism class. [View all]

Seventh grade level. Good, well-funded public school. Kids bright. 20 students.

I took a survey to see how much the kids were involved with media, journalism, etc.

Nobody read newspapers. Not even local ones.

Nobody watched the network news.

One kid watched CNN. (Well, at least, nobody admitted watching FOX . . . . . )

Nobody read weekly magazines like Time or U.S. World News Report.

Nobody listened to talk radio. (OK, maybe that's a plus.)

And nobody went online for news.



All they get are random articles copied by the teacher. They aren't interested in journalism beyond that.